Yesterday, Mary Seward’s post mentioned Grant Wiggin’s and Jay McTighe’s model for curriculum design, called Understanding by Design. She concluded, “Sometimes the Understanding by Design model can be challenging – but it yields high quality results.” Ironically, today I saw this post by Kristin Swanson in SmartBlog on Education, about “technology integration by design.” Hmmmm… I read Understanding by Design about 7 or [...]
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Career and technical education teachers are under pressure to get a lot done in a day’s time. Keeping pace with changing technology, trends in education and common core standards is critical, but not always easy to fit into a busy day. Blended learning is a topic that is important for today’s teachers, but they may not [...]
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We’re starting a new monthly series of interviews with some amazing folks in the learning world. It’s called “Talking About CTE Teaching” and you should run right over there and sign up. I’ll wait here. [tapping fingers on desk, re-arranging action figures, looking out window, humming -- ] Good! You’re back! As a sucker for [...]
Continue Reading...You’ve probably heard the term “blended learning” by now. You may be wondering what it is and why you need to learn more about it. No worries. We’ve invited Jane Hart, founder of England’s Centre for Learning and Performance, to join our Chief Learning Officer, Dick Carlson, for a fast-paced, 30-minute session on January 31st at 3:00PM [...]
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If asked to describe your biggest fear concerning the use of technology for blended learning in your classroom, your mind might conjure up a blinking ERROR! sign or a blue screen of death. But fear not! Today’s online tools and cloud computing take a lot of the fear out of using technology in the classroom. [...]
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Do you have trouble with your students visiting websites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube when they are supposed to be working on courseware? Are your students bored and/or distracted? Well, you’re not alone. Many teachers are facing the same problems. AES has developed a webpage and eLearning lesson to address your concerns about online distractions [...]
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Digital distractions are everywhere! Being connected has so permeated our lives that we must even be concerned about drivers being distracted while on the road. And, of course, digital distractions and blended learning go hand-in-hand. Here are some interesting facts about our digital lives: Approximately 130 million hours of YouTube videos are watched every week [...]
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“The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.” – Vince Lombardi Some of us are born with the moxie to take the reins; others must learn. What do your students know about leadership skills? Sure, they are exposed to leaders every day: parents, school officials, etc… But knowing who leaders are and [...]
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What is blended learning? Lately many blogs and articles have discussed blended learning systems and its encouraging results in schools to increase student engagement and achievement. You can read two posts here and here. All the focus with blended learning is on the improvement of core academics in K-12. There is very little discussion on Career [...]
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It’s Freaky Friday, when we give you some input from a student, Bri Richard. If you are a teacher who uses blended learning solutions, such as online resources, to add to the learning experience of your students–that’s great! Having tools students use outside of the classroom is a good way to use technology in educating. [...]
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